Amtrak #3 the westbound Southwest Chief decends the west slope of Glorieta Pass near Canoncito, NM on September 24, 1992 behind P32BWH's 508 and 518.

P32BWH's 511 and 507 are assisted by a GP40 as they speed west with train #3, the Southwest Chief, at MP 66.5 at Laguna, NM on ATSF Gallup Subdivision on August 8, 1992.

Pigeons take flight at the arrival of the Southwest Chief. The GM&O "Patron Tequila Express" private car and 4 BNSF business cars were tacked on the end.

West bound Southwest Chief passes CSX 697 working the IHB transfer

AMTK 66 leads the Southwest Chief down Cajon Pass on BNSF main 1.

Amtrak train 3, the Super Chief/El Capitan, departs that station in Pomona, California, but the crossing gates did not want to cooperate on this December 26, 1972, morning. (At this date, ... (more)

Amtrak's Southwest Chief #3 arrives at Pasadena. In less than three months, the train will switch over to Santa Fe's route via Fullerton in January 1994 - ending over 100 years of heavy rail pass... (more)

The Southwest Chief prepares to depart, after a word between the conductor and the engineer of AMTK 799.

Amtrak 799 attaches materials handling cars to the end of the Southwest Chief on its departure, while a very late inbound City of New Orleans utilizes the St. Charles A... (more)

I caught this train in Downer's Grove on Thursday as the sun began to set. Then, I later realized, saw the same train Saturday morning, late, descending Cajon Pass: Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 84
Train ID: AMTK 3
Photo Date: November, 1999

Oddly enough, I had been in Chicago on a business trip Thursday. I saw this train leaving The BNSF Racetrack (Click here)<... (more)

The Southwest Chief rounds Calendar Curve, as spring green foliage begins to appear in the trees.

The Southwest Chief heads down Cajon Pass on BNSF track 2 at MP 60.4 as a UP container train heads up BNSF track 1 in the background.

Southwest Chief by Harrison Tower, on time. Tower today is totally enclosed by the Post Office.